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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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